2- Hour Pottery Workshop and Studio Tour in Ojai

Overview

Ojai has a 100-year history of ceramics. Our studio, located a mile from the city center, is surrounded by nature, in the midst of a fruit orchard.

We are a working studio for many of the great artists in the Ojai Valley. Visitors may watch potters work, and may "try their hand" at a range of techniques. After making their pottery, they may may pay a small fee for our staff to trim, glaze and high-fire the work. This "finishing" work takes about 3 weeks. Visitors may also come back to glaze their OWN work. There is no charge for this. AND we will even ship your pieces anywhere in the country...

City: Santa Barbara

Wed 31 Dec

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Starting at $65.00

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Wed 31 Dec

Starting at $65.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All the clay and equipment are provided

Play with Clay at a Pottery Studio

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (35)

Whitney_B

Sep 2024

We were pleasantly surprised at the time we had to create 3 pottery items with the wisdom and support of 2 patient instructors. The wheels are electric and easy to use. The instructors helped with centering if needed and gave advice on the various vessels people were working on. They’ll trim the pots and we can come back and glaze them, or they’ll finish and send them. We paid $15/piece. There was also tons of pottery to buy if desired. Great experience overall!

Y7623FOchristinec

Sep 2024

My sister and I had a wonder trip to Ojai planned and we thought a pottery class would enhance our exposure to the Ojai vibe! It didn’t disappoint! We spent 2 hours with a wonderful instructor, Erin, and really enjoyed our experience. We each made 3 small pieces and got elbow deep in clay on the wheel. Its was fun, tactile, and gave us a great appreciation for talented artists who’ve mastered this art form. I highly recommend this opportunity to do something most people never have the opportunity to try.

annn2000

Sep 2024

We had never done pottery and thought to make it a day to visit Ojai and take a tour and pottery class. We took our boys and the class was fun. The $65 per person fee is a little pricey and you don't get to keep your items unless you pay extra, $15 per item. The experience would have been much better if the fee included 1 piece you can take home. We ended up paying $80 per person ($320 for 4 people) not including shipping costs yet. Another suggestion is to have the teachers show us how to make each piece and we would work along with them. Similar to paint with a teacher step by step and you take your art home. Having us create our own pieces when we don’t know pottery was not an effective use of time. The teachers should pick 5 pieces to teach the different techniques. We all make the same 5 pieces along with the teachers. Should there be more experienced participants they can veer off and make the pieces they want. Don’t have high expectations for the tour, it was less than average. It lasted about 10-15 minutes around the ground which is small. We were expecting a huge pottery school and tour, but that wasn’t it. Nonetheless it was a good walk around.